The most expensive caviar sold by a major house we could check in 2026 is Caviar House Finest Beluga, priced from £220 for its smallest tin, while Iranian Almas has been reported at about £20,000 per kilogram. This page ranks caviar by published price per tin from a seller’s own price list, then lists Almas separately as a reported maker price. Retail prices depend on weight and grade, so per-ounce comparisons are our own estimates.
| Rank | Caviar | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caviar House Finest Beluga | From £220 (30 g to 250 g tins) | Seller price list, 2026 |
| 2 | Finest Pure Kaluga | From £140 | Seller price list, 2026 |
| 3 | Prunier Baeri Tradition | From £95 | Seller price list, 2026 |
1. Caviar House Finest Beluga: from £220
Beluga caviar comes from the beluga sturgeon, whose Caspian stocks are critically endangered. It is prized for pea-sized eggs, and the United States banned imports of wild Caspian beluga products in 2005. The Caviar House range is sold in 30 g, 50 g, 125 g and 250 g sizes from £220.
How we valued it: the seller’s published starting price. The page does not say which size the starting price covers.
2. Finest Pure Kaluga: from £140
Kaluga is a related sturgeon, farmed in large volumes in China, the biggest caviar-producing country. It sits below beluga on the price list.
How we valued it: the seller’s published starting price.
3. Prunier Baeri Tradition: from £95
Baeri, from the Siberian sturgeon, is the entry-level tin in the house’s range.
How we valued it: the seller’s published starting price.
Unsold or reported maker prices: Almas
Almas, the Iranian caviar from a rare albino sturgeon aged 60 to 100 years, is described as selling at about £20,000 per kilogram, then about $34,500, in a 1 kilogram tin. Almas was not on the retailer page we checked, and we found no dated sale, so we do not rank it. For scale, that works out to nearly $1,000 per ounce by our estimate.
What drives caviar prices?
- Species. Beluga costs more than Kaluga, which costs more than Baeri.
- Egg size and colour. Larger, paler eggs fetch more.
- Scarcity. Wild beluga is scarce, so farmed fish now supply most of the market.
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What is the most expensive caviar in the world?
Almas, from albino sturgeon, reported at about £20,000 per kilogram. It is a reported maker price, not a dated sale.
How much does beluga caviar cost?
Caviar House lists its Finest Beluga from £220, in tins of 30 g to 250 g.
Why is beluga caviar so expensive?
The fish is critically endangered, the eggs are large, and wild imports into the US have been banned since 2005.
What is the cheapest caviar on the page?
Prunier Baeri Tradition, from £95.
How much is an ounce of caviar?
An ounce of sturgeon caviar runs from about $45 to $1,000, depending on variety, per an encyclopedia estimate.
Which country makes the most caviar?
China, where the largest company, Kaluga Queen, farms sturgeon in Zhejiang.
How we put this list together
We ranked caviar by published price from a seller’s own list and set reported maker prices aside. Prices are approximate, change by size and over time.
Last updated: October 2026.
